Five-Alarm Spicy Chicken Recipes

Grilled Buffalo Wings with Salad and Blue Cheese

Bring a sports bar favorite to the dinner table to update the typical chicken dinner. The five-ingredient blue cheese dressing tames the heat that comes courtesy of the wing's generous drizzle of hot sauce.

Spicy Chile Grilled Chicken

Jerk Chicken with Corn Bread

Fire up the dinner table with a spicy chicken dish seasoned with allspice, cayenne pepper, and paprika. To increase the heat, rub the spice mixture over the chicken 8 hours before serving and store it in the fridge until ready to cook. Make this meal when your taste buds turn on their heat-seeking sensors–even the cornbread has peppers.

African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce

Expand your palate and introduce Berbere, an Ethiopian spice blend. Make yours at home by combining red pepper, black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. You may never use pre-mixed seasonings again.

Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken

The trick to adding a hearty helping of heat to fried chicken is to get the spice into the chicken's coating. Mix a trio of spices with crushed corn chips, then dredge the chicken in the spices before baking. Make sure to warn your guests–this is no regular fried chicken.

Spicy Chicken-Rice Bowl

Red curry paste is the secret to this one-dish dinner's heat. If you like it on the spicy side, up the use of the curry paste, which is mellowed slightly in the dish by the rich coconut milk and fresh veggies.

Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo

Not all gumbo recipes bring the heat like this Louisiana-inspired stew. Andouille sausage, Creole seasonings, and hot sauce add that must-have kick that guarantees you won't sample this dish without a frosty beverage nearby.